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‘Colonised by immigrants’: outrage over Ratcliffe claim – The Latest

Feb 12, 202611 min
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The Monaco-based billionaire Jim Ratcliffe has said he is sorry that his ‘choice of language has offended some people’, after growing outrage over his comments that the UK was being ‘colonised by immigrants’. The Manchester United co-owner has faced a mounting backlash since making the remarks, which have been labelled hypocritical and reminiscent of ‘far-right narratives’. Lucy Hough speaks to the sports writer and columnist Jonathan Liew watch on YouTube. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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